KIRKPATRICK, JOHN [SSNE 4980]
- Surname
- KIRKPATRICK, KILPATRICK
- First name
- JOHN
- Nationality
- SCOT
Text source
John Kilpatrick/Kirkpatrick succeded to the captaincy of the company formely of John Dallachy on 15 October 1599. His company appears to have been totally wiped out in 1600 at Nieuport/Newport where 800 Scots were killed. He had been married to Susana Splitkoff and with her had three children, John , Maria and Helena. His wife and children appear in the pension lists of 1607-1609J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp.31, 50, 59-60, 72, 75.
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE
- Arrived 1595-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1600-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY